Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

This article is about the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station in Jersey City, New Jersey. For the Pascack Valley Line commuter railroad station in Hackensack, New Jersey, see Essex Street station (NJ Transit).

Essex Street station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located between Hudson and Greene Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

Essex Street
Essex Street station platforms
General information
Location	Essex Street and Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NY Waterway Liberty Water Taxi
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 15, 2000 (April 15, 2000)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Marin Boulevard toward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Exchange Place toward Tonnelle Avenue Marin Boulevard toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Exchange Place toward Hoboken Liberty State Park toward 8th Street Bayonne Flyer
Location

The station opened on April 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.

Gallery

• 
  Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
• 
  Looking south on the northbound platform
• 
  Looking east along Essex Street at westbound trolley with Liberty View Towers in background on a cloudy morning.
• 
  A trolley on the northbound platform

External links

• NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Essex Street station
• East entrance (Hudson Street) from Google Maps Street View
• West entrance (Greene Street) from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View